Billie Jean King Cup | ‘Latvia favourites, but we are ready,’ says Ankita Raina
The Hindu
India No. 1 Ankita Raina confident of a good show
Facing Latvia spearheaded by 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko will be a big challenge for India in the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off tie on April 16 and 17. But India’s No. 1 woman’s tennis player Ankita Raina isn’t worried as she is preparing hard with the ace Sania Mirza in Dubai. “They will be the favourites, especially the way they played the United States and with their top-50 ranking. But we are ready for this challenge,” said Ankita, catching a breath between her tennis and gym sessions, on Tuesday.
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